Histamine-2 receptor antagonists and gastric cancer

Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 434-436

  Johnson, Anthony G ^a   Jick, Susan S ^b,d   Perera, David R ^c   Jick, Hershel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^d Boston Collab Drug Survlnc Program   (United States)

Author keywords

case control study; chronic use; cimetidine; gastric cancer; gastroesophageal cancer; ranitidine

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 0029994449     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199607000-00016     Document Type: Article

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